All-White American Basketball Team To Form In 12 Cities
Lewis told the Chronicle it has nothing to do with racism.
“There’s nothing hatred about what we’re doing,” he said. “I don’t hate anyone of color. But people of white, American-born citizens are in the minority now. Here’s a league for white players to play fundamental basketball, which they like.”
His desire is to get away from “street ball” played by “people of color.” He believes that fans are unhappy with how the NBA is run and cites as an example Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas’ recent guilty plea on a federal gun possession charge.
“Would you want to go to the game and worry about a player flipping you off or attacking you in the stands or grabbing their crotch?” he said. “That’s the culture today, and in a free country, we should have the right to move ourselves in a better direction.”
Interesting…all you sports fans can give me a better read on this than I can get myself.
Laurel
